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Japan’s govt aims to end nuclear power ban – but legal obstacles remain

That date could be pushed back, however, if courts grant injunctions to prevent restarts of all the country’s nuclear power stations, thereby extending Japan’s longest stretch without nuclear power since the 1960s.

The NRA’s consent on Wednesday was the second in a three-step process that all reactors have to go through before they will be allowed to restart. A final inspection in advance of a restart is also required……..As many as two-thirds of the country’s reactors may never return to operation because of high costs, local opposition or seismic risks, a Reuters analysis showed last year.: http://sputniknews.com/news/20150319/1019700843.html#ixzz3Uro9hHAx

March 20, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general